DeSean Jackson is apparently coming back to the Eagles after the team reportedly will acquire him in a trade.

Jackson played for the Eagles from 2008-13 before he was unceremoniously released by former coach Chip Kelly in March 2014. Jackson spent the last two seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the previous three with Washington.

It was part of a busy day for the Eagles as NFL teams were allowed to negotiate with agents of pending free agents. The Eagles also added defensive tackle Malik Jackson, released by Jacksonville last Friday, and restructured the contract of left tackle Jason Peters.

The magnitude of those moves, however, paled in comparison to Jackson's return. The Eagles can't announce the deal until the new league year officially begins Wednesday at 4 p.m.

The Eagles are reportedly sending Tampa Bay a sixth-round draft pick in 2019 and getting back a seventh-rounder in 2020. Jackson was due to make $10 million this season, the final year of the three-year deal he signed with the Bucs in 2017.

But Jackson and the Eagles restructured the deal, according to ESPN, to make it for three years and $27 million. That will help the Eagles' salary cap for this season.

Jackson would certainly qualify as the speed receiver that the Eagles desperately need. After all, Jackson led the NFL last season by averaging 18.9 yards per reception. Even at 32 years old, it's clear that Jackson hasn't lost a step.

The Eagles saw this first-hand on the very first play of the game in their Week 2 loss to the Bucs when Jackson got behind the defense for a 75-yard touchdown reception.

Jackson was unhappy in the same type of offense last season that featured star receiver Mike Evans, budding star Chris Godwin from Middletown High School and tight end O.J. Howard.

In fact, Jackson was so unhappy in that receiver-friendly offense that he pretty much engineered his way out of Tampa by posting on Instagram "Tampa it was a great experience, but things didn't work out !! Looking forward to my next destination ... Stay tuned."

Jackson finished last season just 81 yards receiving in the last three games he played in. Jackson didn't have 100 or more yards receiving in a game since Week 4, which marked his third such game in the first four.

He also complained about not getting enough targets.

Still, Jackson had the best season of his career with the Eagles in 2013 with 1,332 yards receiving. Even still, he was released, mainly because of his attitude that clashed with Kelly.

There's also the money.

Jeffery will count $11.75 million against the salary cap and Agholor $9.4 million for 2019. That's three wide receivers in the $10 million range.

Sure, Agholor could either restructure his contract or be released. But the Eagles seem happy with Agholor, as head coach Doug Pederson said two weeks ago at the NFL scouting combine, which can also serve as a repudiation of Jackson's reputation.

"I can’t say enough good things about Nelson Agholor, and what he’s brought to the table, and what he’ll continue to bring," Pederson said. "I think last year, you look at the amount of guys we had, and of course, we added Golden (Tate) midseason, and listen, I’m not going to stand up here and say it didn’t affect Nelson because I think it did.

"It was a challenge (getting everyone the ball), and yet Nelson didn’t complain. He came to work every single day. He put in the time. He put in the work and was a huge part of what we did."

Jackson, at least, addresses a need. Now it's up to Jackson to make sure it works out.

Eagles keep Peters, to add Malik Jackson

The Eagles made a big splash at a position of need even before NFL free agency officially began by agreeing to terms with defensive tackle Malik Jackson on Monday.

Then they brought back a stalwart on the offensive line by restructuring the contract of left tackle Jason Peters, a nine-time selection to the Pro Bowl who will enter its 16th NFL season.

Peters was due to count $13.2 million against the salary cap. But Peters and the Eagles reportedly reworked the deal to pay him $10 million in 2019, with $5.5 million in guarantees. Peters, 37, is coming off a season filled with nagging injuries.

Peters started all 18 games last season, including playoffs, but finished only seven of them. Still, the Eagles no doubt felt that Peters was the best option for this season over Halapoulivaati Vaitai and Australian rugby player Jordan Mailata.

ESPN was the first to report Malik Jackson's deal, expected to be worth $30 million over three years.

Jackson, 29, is eligible to be signed now because he was released by the Jacksonville Jaguars on Friday with three years remaining on a six-year deal worth $85 million, making him an easy salary cap casualty.

The Eagles need help at defensive tackle next to All-Pro Fletcher Cox. That's because they released Tim Jernigan, and Haloti Ngata is not expected back after a lackluster season.

Malik Jackson, who's 6-foot-5, 290 pounds, started every game during his first two seasons with Jacksonville and totaled 14.5 sacks. But his production dipped last season, finishing with 3.5 sacks, his fewest since 2014 when he was with Denver.